Stages
A Theater Memoir

Albert Poland’s Stages: a Theater Memoir paints a compelling portrait of a kid from Indiana who went on to become one of the most successful managing directors and/or producers in New York theater history. His career spanned decades. He was a champion for off-Broadway, and yet his reputation was suc......more

Like the best of theatrical raconteurs, Albert Poland has a million backstage stories, many of them studded with the stars, the divas, the merely dramatic. He has a judicious eye for the telling details, distilling many of these tales to the juiciest tidbits. And he meets just about everyone, from d......more

As a theatre nerd with aspirations of opening a community theatre one day, I was intrigued when I saw this book by a man who had been part of the New York Theatre scene for decades. Albert Poland started as the President of the Judy Garland fan club and worked with seemingly everyone in the business......more

While enjoying a long and successful career as an Off-Broadway producer, Albert Poland found time to act and sing Off Off-Broadway, especially in the productions of John Vaccaro. He is a pioneer of the Off-Broadway movement and seems to have met and/or had commerce with everybody in theatre. His leng......more

I just finished reading this extremely enjoyable memoir and highly recommend it. Poland gives you insight into the growth and creativity of the off-Broadway movement as only an insider can. This man was behind some of the most illustrious productions off-Broadway productions of his day including the......more